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you say mitt romney is ahead in your tracking polls. guest: i think the model most of them are using is the 2008 model and that was an unusual election. host: in terms of sampling? guest: yes. we know the intensity level -- first of all, of voting dropped off substantially in 20008. the president won ohio by 4.16% of the vote. we think that model -- we do not believe they have matched and that intensity this year. we think it has shifted into the republican camp. if you look at the counties around our major metropolitan areas, this is where we are substantially outperforming. host: i want to ask you -- we have been talking about hurricane sandy and its effects this morning. do you think it will have an impact on ohio at all? guest: it certainly has had an impact in northern ohio. i live in the city of cleveland and was without electricity from monday to just yesterday. there are still 70,000 folks out. that does not even compared to the problems that new jersey and new york and the eastern sea coast had. i think we've feel pretty lucky.
you say mitt romney is ahead in your tracking polls. guest: i think the model most of them are using is the 2008 model and that was an unusual election. host: in terms of sampling? guest: yes. we know the intensity level -- first of all, of voting dropped off substantially in 20008. the president won ohio by 4.16% of the vote. we think that model -- we do not believe they have matched and that intensity this year. we think it has shifted into the republican camp. if you look at the counties...
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romney has a big lead. the most recent poll has him at 43%? mr. romney, 43%, ron paul, 14% sun, jon huntsman, 9%, newt gingrich, 7% and rick santorum, 6%. how does this campaign feel to you as opposed to four years ago, eight years ago? guest: well, certainly the economy and jobs is the dominant theme. and it is important to note here in new hampshire that we are doing better than the rest of the economy nationally. our unemployment rate is much lower than the national average. our poverty rate is the lowest in the country. we are the safe its stake in the country. but you sense out there nonetheless, in the workplace, a lot of anxious people about the possibility of a second dip recession. at so that issue has really displaced all others, whether it is foreign policy or social issues -- jobs and the economy are really important. what is interesting about this race that is different than eight years ago or four years ago is this is a fierce fight for second place, with enormous consequences for whoever gets it. it is really reminiscent of the 1988
romney has a big lead. the most recent poll has him at 43%? mr. romney, 43%, ron paul, 14% sun, jon huntsman, 9%, newt gingrich, 7% and rick santorum, 6%. how does this campaign feel to you as opposed to four years ago, eight years ago? guest: well, certainly the economy and jobs is the dominant theme. and it is important to note here in new hampshire that we are doing better than the rest of the economy nationally. our unemployment rate is much lower than the national average. our poverty rate...
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there is less daylight than one might think given the fact when governor romney was in massachusetts, he actually supported an assault weapon ban in that state. there is also an enormous consensus among people in the country about what you ought to do -- for example, a poll was taken recently that found 74% of nra members to think there ought to be a criminal background check for everyone. it is very hard to get that done in congress and state legislatures because you have a gun lobby that raises a lot of money. as long as that is the case and they are willing to spend a lot of money on the elections, it is hard to get stuff done. host: a new gallup poll says gun laws should be made more strict. that was 2011, down from 78% back in 1992. a couple of thoughts off twitter. waynesboro, pa., hello to our ne.ependenct li caller: the right to bear arms has nothing to do with hunting or feeding your family. it has everything to do as a last ditch effort to protect yourself, your family, and your community from a tyrannical government. that right to protect ourselves, a last ditch effort, has
there is less daylight than one might think given the fact when governor romney was in massachusetts, he actually supported an assault weapon ban in that state. there is also an enormous consensus among people in the country about what you ought to do -- for example, a poll was taken recently that found 74% of nra members to think there ought to be a criminal background check for everyone. it is very hard to get that done in congress and state legislatures because you have a gun lobby that...
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46%, romney 46%. again, this is from rasmussenreports.com. scott is a republican in colorado springs. hi, scott. caller: how you doing? host: good. what do you think about the campaign media coverage so far? caller: it's a joke. i flip through the channels, and they are totally biased. the thing that really gets me is you have romney going on, the different outlets, but yet obama, he's going on "the view" and david letterman, but he won't come on fox. it seems like he really, really avoids the tough questions, and he really can't answer the questions on the economy. i'm here in colorado, and it's just as bad here as it is anywhere else. i hope during this election that they'll have the debates here in denver so they can really ask the tough questions. people need answers, and this mess, they've proven to everybody -- this country needs -- he always says transparency, and it's just not happening. host: scott, you're in a swing state. are you seeing a lot of campaign commercials on the air? caller: ther
46%, romney 46%. again, this is from rasmussenreports.com. scott is a republican in colorado springs. hi, scott. caller: how you doing? host: good. what do you think about the campaign media coverage so far? caller: it's a joke. i flip through the channels, and they are totally biased. the thing that really gets me is you have romney going on, the different outlets, but yet obama, he's going on "the view" and david letterman, but he won't come on fox. it seems like he really, really...
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among men, romney leads by 10." we want to go over these polls with you. in ohio, according to quinnipiac, 50-45 in favor of the president. 47-47, suffolk university. mitt romney up by five in florida, according to rasmussen. the president up by 3, according to rasmussen, in nevada. the president up nine in new hampshire according to the university of new hampshire poll. one of the issues that was discussed last night in the debate was devoted to foreign policy was libya. this was the first question. here are the candidates talking about libya. and we will talk to early voters after that. [video clip] >> this is obviously an area of great concern to the entire world and to america in particular, which is to see a complete change in the structure and the environment in the middle east. with the arab spring came a great deal of hope that there would be a change towards more moderation, an opportunity for greater participation on the part of women in public life and in economic life in the middle east. instead we have seen in nation after nation and number of
among men, romney leads by 10." we want to go over these polls with you. in ohio, according to quinnipiac, 50-45 in favor of the president. 47-47, suffolk university. mitt romney up by five in florida, according to rasmussen. the president up by 3, according to rasmussen, in nevada. the president up nine in new hampshire according to the university of new hampshire poll. one of the issues that was discussed last night in the debate was devoted to foreign policy was libya. this was the...
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the latest gallup tracking poll has governor romney ahead by six percentage points. this is a national study done by the gallup organization. there is the possibility of the president could win the electoral college vote in mitt romney could win the popular vote. if that were to happen, what would it mean to the presidency and the debate over the electoral college? guest: i am not sure it would mean much. people have been arguing the viability of the electoral system as long as i can remember. still, nobody does anything about it. it would not be the first time someone has won the popular vote and lost the electoral college vote. i cannot give examples of the top of my head, but i know that has been the case. i am not sure you would see a great diskless following that -- discourse following that scenario any more than it has happened in the past. people seem not willing to take the steps to dismantle the system we have. i think people are reluctant to dismantle our system. host: speaking of the system, jim heath talked to us on friday about the trigger point if there
the latest gallup tracking poll has governor romney ahead by six percentage points. this is a national study done by the gallup organization. there is the possibility of the president could win the electoral college vote in mitt romney could win the popular vote. if that were to happen, what would it mean to the presidency and the debate over the electoral college? guest: i am not sure it would mean much. people have been arguing the viability of the electoral system as long as i can remember....
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romney with the 47%, and last week, the polls, romney will have a chance to change the narrative. you don't want a candidate with negative publicity. host: do debates to change the outcome of the election? guest: i remember gerald ford saying about soviet domination. who knows what will happen? a lot of people are now turning in. 50 million people watched the debate four years ago. a lot of people. you only need some of them. host: "politico" as their new battleground poll of george washington university. 84% of voters if they surveyed would not consider voting for another candidate. sounds like a large majority of the electorate have made up their minds and they're not going to switch. guest: that's true, but abc news poll found there are some still persuade aable. this means they are not rigidly committed to the candidates. that means they are leaning or think they will support a candidate but they don't like his position on certain kings and if it's the other candidate changes something, it could change their mind. host: a here's:d on romney's tax returns. [video clip] >> romne
romney with the 47%, and last week, the polls, romney will have a chance to change the narrative. you don't want a candidate with negative publicity. host: do debates to change the outcome of the election? guest: i remember gerald ford saying about soviet domination. who knows what will happen? a lot of people are now turning in. 50 million people watched the debate four years ago. a lot of people. you only need some of them. host: "politico" as their new battleground poll of george...
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guest -- host of this poll shows mitt romney being ahead six points -- host: this poll shows mitt romney ahead by six points in florida, another one showing obama up by five points. [laughter] guest: same weekend? there are two polling firms out there, that there have been real questions about. going back to the point that andrew made, you have to make an assumption that some point. is turnout going to be like it was in 2004? which was even between the parties? or will it be more like 2008, with seven points for the democrats? my preference is to look in between. but what the poll has been doing in particular is looking more at what it was in 2008, which political pollsters will tell you, it will not be at that point. it needs to be somewhere near where the republicans were in 2008. host: the annual crystal ball contest from "the washington post." jim cramer, predicting that mitt romney will get 98 electoral votes, the president, 440? he is the only one predicting a landslide for the president. guest: he is the only one predicting that. i am a democratic partisan, i would love to see tha
guest -- host of this poll shows mitt romney being ahead six points -- host: this poll shows mitt romney ahead by six points in florida, another one showing obama up by five points. [laughter] guest: same weekend? there are two polling firms out there, that there have been real questions about. going back to the point that andrew made, you have to make an assumption that some point. is turnout going to be like it was in 2004? which was even between the parties? or will it be more like 2008,...
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from "the baltimore sun" this morning to a new south carolina polls. mitt romney, 32%. gingrich, 23%. rick santorum, 14%. ron paul, 14%. rick perry, 5.6%. a new national poll. mitt romney, 30%. gingrich, 27%. santorum, 15%. ron paul, 13%. rick perry, 4%. that is in "the new york post" this morning. this is looking at the house of representatives and election 2012. a rough estimate of the current house fields. stu rothenberg writes -- he goes on to write that "the democrats' best hope of shaking up the 2012 elections seems increasingly remote. one of her strengths and we this is, mitt romney is a relatively safe choice -- whatever his strengths and weaknesses, mitt romney is a relatively safe choice." "democrats would make gains in the low double digits, leaving them still about a dozen seats short of the majority." if you are interested in reading the whole thing, rollcall.com. back to your calls on the pipeline. this call comes from topeka, kansas. lou, a republican. how close would it come to kansas? caller: western kansas. one question has to do with the offer that t
from "the baltimore sun" this morning to a new south carolina polls. mitt romney, 32%. gingrich, 23%. rick santorum, 14%. ron paul, 14%. rick perry, 5.6%. a new national poll. mitt romney, 30%. gingrich, 27%. santorum, 15%. ron paul, 13%. rick perry, 4%. that is in "the new york post" this morning. this is looking at the house of representatives and election 2012. a rough estimate of the current house fields. stu rothenberg writes -- he goes on to write that "the...
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the gallup poll has governor romney and head. politico shows president obama with a one point advantage over governor romney in that poll. guest: most of the polling is converging on a close race. the gallup number with the five point advantage for governor romney is not far outside of that consensus. typically when you get down to the end of the campaign, you have the resolution of doubt. people are finally making up their mind. people go voting before election day. so the polling should get more consistent when you get this close to the election. if you look at all of the polling, you see it varying with in the normal margin for error, which is typically in the 3% or 4 percentage point range. host: this is physguy on twitter. guest: i disagree with that. we are in the bit business of promoting unbiased information. i think that social justice is best served by giving everybody in the population regardless of their income or education or race or age or experience in politics and equal opportunity to have their voice heard. pulli
the gallup poll has governor romney and head. politico shows president obama with a one point advantage over governor romney in that poll. guest: most of the polling is converging on a close race. the gallup number with the five point advantage for governor romney is not far outside of that consensus. typically when you get down to the end of the campaign, you have the resolution of doubt. people are finally making up their mind. people go voting before election day. so the polling should get...
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i think you will see a turnaround -- turnout in the polls and will favor for mitt romney. host: we have been focusing on key sectors of the electorate. we will get back to your calls in just a moment. what shape your ideology? why are you a democrat and why you support president obama? do you support president obama? guest: mostly what influence the is my family and having empathy for others. i have always believed it is extremely important to be a voice for people that did not have a voice. president obama has shown that and making sure that is true for the world. we do not turn our backs on anyone. we want to make sure everyone is in this together and move forward together as a country. that is why when president obama ran as the candidates in 2008, he made sure it was not a red state, blue states, it was the united states. he is still focused on that to make sure we can reach across i knothe aisle. it does not make sense the day he gets sworn into office that the republican top goal is to make sure he is a one-term president. host: any interest in elected office yoursel
i think you will see a turnaround -- turnout in the polls and will favor for mitt romney. host: we have been focusing on key sectors of the electorate. we will get back to your calls in just a moment. what shape your ideology? why are you a democrat and why you support president obama? do you support president obama? guest: mostly what influence the is my family and having empathy for others. i have always believed it is extremely important to be a voice for people that did not have a voice....
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twice as many of the 1700 executives polled said a victory for mr. obama would be better for the global economy than said the same for mr. romney. the remaining 37 percent thought it would make no difference who won the election. opinion was more balanced among respondents in the u.s., with 37 percent said mr. obama would be better, compared with 33 percent for mr. romney. by the way, we read a couple of articles dealing with politics this morning. well, you know what's coming up, and those are the conventions. tampa and charlotte. the republicans kick off in tampa on august 27th. that runs through august 30th. the democrats start up september 4th through the sixth and as you well know, if you're a regular c-span viewer, gavel to gavel coverage of both conventions. we will have all sorts of personnel down in both locations, doing side stories, et cetera, but gavel to gavel coverage of both conventions, as well. >>> u.s.a. today this morning, kennedy, jackson in deep depression, representative jesse jackson, jr. is in a deep depression and has a lot o
twice as many of the 1700 executives polled said a victory for mr. obama would be better for the global economy than said the same for mr. romney. the remaining 37 percent thought it would make no difference who won the election. opinion was more balanced among respondents in the u.s., with 37 percent said mr. obama would be better, compared with 33 percent for mr. romney. by the way, we read a couple of articles dealing with politics this morning. well, you know what's coming up, and those are...
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a lot of the polls are matching up rick santorum versus mitt romney. ron paul orattackintaking newt gingrich into account. caller: i do not think it has to do with the polls. if you look at the videos and pictures of the ron paul supporters, they are a lot of room -- supporters, there are a lot of them. barbarat's look at what has to say on facebook. another commenter, keith. gayle joins us from cleveland on the line for independents. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: i want to kind of make it personal. host: ok. caller: one of out of three american women will be the victim of domestic violence, raped, or stalked. that is the statistic. throughout the country, we have the suppression of domestic violence laws. we have this violence against women that has been passing -- a partisan vote since 1994. it is stuck in congress. the republicans do not want to pass it. now we have this new definition of rape. if you have been raped, it is not something you plan. it islike a plane crash. you do not plan to be in a plane crash. you have to come up wi
a lot of the polls are matching up rick santorum versus mitt romney. ron paul orattackintaking newt gingrich into account. caller: i do not think it has to do with the polls. if you look at the videos and pictures of the ron paul supporters, they are a lot of room -- supporters, there are a lot of them. barbarat's look at what has to say on facebook. another commenter, keith. gayle joins us from cleveland on the line for independents. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: i want to kind...
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in four days of polling, mitt romney lead at 24%. if the final two days of polling stand alone, the order reshuffles. rick santorum elbows out paul. let's go to the phones. the first call is from a sioux falls, s.d.. caller: good morning, c-span. host: what are your thoughts before the caucuses? caller: i am a democrat, of course. i would never vote for a republican, but i am impressed with santorum for what he stands for. he seems to be what the republicans are looking for. the rest of the crew, i do not know. romney is a flip-flopper. everyone knows ron paul would never be elected president. i kind of like him, but he will never be elected president. i think the republicans know that. host: let's go into detail about what you think ron paul cannot be elected president. >> he is too erratic, eliminating all of these departments. even the hard-core republicans know that he is too far out there. >> let's move onto airline for republicans. illinois, taught is our next caller. -- todd is our next caller. host: we are talking about the f
in four days of polling, mitt romney lead at 24%. if the final two days of polling stand alone, the order reshuffles. rick santorum elbows out paul. let's go to the phones. the first call is from a sioux falls, s.d.. caller: good morning, c-span. host: what are your thoughts before the caucuses? caller: i am a democrat, of course. i would never vote for a republican, but i am impressed with santorum for what he stands for. he seems to be what the republicans are looking for. the rest of the...
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guest: statewide polls show romney polls better against obama than does gingrich, and that is on the mind of florida republicans. i keep coming back to the point, and i cannot stress enough, electability is on the minds of republicans because they know the importance of florida on the national map, and in recent years, no one has won the white house without winning florida, if you are a republican. host: we hear consistently the i-4 corridor. what is it? guest: we call it the highway to heaven for republicans. this is where you win or lose, between the tampa, saint peter's big -- saint petersburg area, to dayton area. in a general election it is the most competitive part of the state, with an almost equal divided between republicans and democrats. the me give you a sample of the tampa bay market. as we speak, 30% are registered democrats, -- 38% are registered democrats, 38% are registered republicans and the rest are independent. it is a slice of everything. every kind of race, religion, geography, rural, urban, suburban all along this highway, which is why it is canada's come to fl
guest: statewide polls show romney polls better against obama than does gingrich, and that is on the mind of florida republicans. i keep coming back to the point, and i cannot stress enough, electability is on the minds of republicans because they know the importance of florida on the national map, and in recent years, no one has won the white house without winning florida, if you are a republican. host: we hear consistently the i-4 corridor. what is it? guest: we call it the highway to heaven...
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looking at the slew of polling data, and it is not just conservative voters dislike mitt romney. i think they respect him, they do not dislike him, and i think they would rally around him if he was the nominee, but there is not the connection and comfort level. he does not have the natural campaign skills that many nominees have. mike huckabee when he ran in 2008, voters immediately react positively when you can relate to their pain, feel their pain. mitt romney does not have the characteristic. he is not charismatic, empathetic candidate. that is what causes a lot of problems when it faces rick santorum in the primaries. host: surely supporting rick santorum on the air. caller: 4 good morning. thank you for taking my call. i believe an newt gingrich and ron paul the to get out of the race. the writing is on the wall, those two are pretty much done that. now the race is between rick santorum and mitt romney. and mitt romney has health care in his state that he put into place. now i am hearing he has dealt with the obama care. then he goes on to say, well, when i am president i am
looking at the slew of polling data, and it is not just conservative voters dislike mitt romney. i think they respect him, they do not dislike him, and i think they would rally around him if he was the nominee, but there is not the connection and comfort level. he does not have the natural campaign skills that many nominees have. mike huckabee when he ran in 2008, voters immediately react positively when you can relate to their pain, feel their pain. mitt romney does not have the...
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the president and 50% testing a preference for governor romney. and a related story is on the front page of "the wall street journal." cleveland, ohio. ted on the republican line. the question is if wealth is an impossible dream. what do you think? caller: in the past 20 or 30 years i have met probably 20 or 30 millionaires and what they tried to teach people is you just don't work hard, you work smart. too often, people have with the little money they have coming in, they spend it as fast as they get it. you have to use good financial -- what is the right word -- thought. host: such as? caller: i hate to disagree with c-span -- cut down the cable bill. if you are investing in one thing you have to know where to put it. your cell phone, and how you are spending on the food bill, right down to every last nickel. and if you invest in wisely -- it is an accumulation. it is not an overnight success. people here too much of these overnight successes, hollywood this and that. they got to keep their heads -- what is the right word -- straight. host: are
the president and 50% testing a preference for governor romney. and a related story is on the front page of "the wall street journal." cleveland, ohio. ted on the republican line. the question is if wealth is an impossible dream. what do you think? caller: in the past 20 or 30 years i have met probably 20 or 30 millionaires and what they tried to teach people is you just don't work hard, you work smart. too often, people have with the little money they have coming in, they spend it as...
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host: what is it about this election that is driving you to the polls? caller: mitt romney -- that's what decided me to get back into the political arena and let my voice be heard. callers are calling in. people pay attention to c-span. if they are listening, they would realize -- the last caller said something about president obama. he is the chief. there were being disrespectful. there would realize that mitt romney, if they listen to reports about china and closing down plants, as far as the lies he has been perpetrating as far as what he will do with the vision he supposed to have for the country, it is in a comparable and i do not understand why people do not realize that president obama became president -- will make this guy a onetime president. he got past because -- they made a promise that the people came in as far as congress is concerned. there are bills sent over there they decided they would not pass. they said they will make him a onetime president. they had the agenda up front. they would not support the people. host: what is one thing you
host: what is it about this election that is driving you to the polls? caller: mitt romney -- that's what decided me to get back into the political arena and let my voice be heard. callers are calling in. people pay attention to c-span. if they are listening, they would realize -- the last caller said something about president obama. he is the chief. there were being disrespectful. there would realize that mitt romney, if they listen to reports about china and closing down plants, as far as the...
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national poll touts three women for mitt romney. condoleezza rice and state tax collection rose 4% in the fourth quarter. $184 billion were collected. yesterday, it was the commerce secretary who made positive comments about what he feels is a return of american manufacturing. we'll hear what he has to say but we're interested in hearing from you about your optimism or maybe not about the future of american manufacturing. here's how you can reach out to us this morning -- host: let's start with commerce secretary's remarks. during a hearing which he was asked about the future of american manufacturing, here are his thoughts. >> after a decade in which we lost six million manufacturing jobs as you know and some of you touched on this, we are now seeing positive momentum in u.s. manufacturing. over the past 25 months, our manufactures have created nearly half a million jobs. so that is the best streak in the united states since 1995 and 120,000 of those came just in the last three months. host: can that's the secretary making those re
national poll touts three women for mitt romney. condoleezza rice and state tax collection rose 4% in the fourth quarter. $184 billion were collected. yesterday, it was the commerce secretary who made positive comments about what he feels is a return of american manufacturing. we'll hear what he has to say but we're interested in hearing from you about your optimism or maybe not about the future of american manufacturing. here's how you can reach out to us this morning -- host: let's start with...
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romney surge in the polls. there was a three day retreat for donors, where the campaign was seeking to tap into a burst of enthusiasm among formerly jitter -- jittery donors. chicago, ill., on the independent line. good morning to you. caller: bear with me. i always get nervous when i call in, but i wanted to make several points to respond to a caller a few calls back from florida. she talked about the role of the moderator. it was my understanding that the moderator, jim lehrer, i believe, in the first debate, that they were trying out a new format. i did not like that particular format. it was almost like the moderator really was not there. also, a caller called in from ohio and said she wanted to hear more about poverty, which is also a concern of mine. i think that there is a great deal of disparity, the 47% and who is looking out for the middle class. they represent my value. one other thing, i think that there has been a total lack of respect for this president. i believe that he is, in a state of the uni
romney surge in the polls. there was a three day retreat for donors, where the campaign was seeking to tap into a burst of enthusiasm among formerly jitter -- jittery donors. chicago, ill., on the independent line. good morning to you. caller: bear with me. i always get nervous when i call in, but i wanted to make several points to respond to a caller a few calls back from florida. she talked about the role of the moderator. it was my understanding that the moderator, jim lehrer, i believe, in...
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the latest polls are showing mitt romney with the lead. how important is it that he wins versus wins by a significant margin? guest: i think it's important that he wins. i think the polls will show he has a significant margin. in florida, it's always difficult to predict what will happen, as you know. there's a history here of strange things happening on election day. we will have to wait and see what happens. i think the significance of florida is so great in this primary contest. we are the largest of the early primary states, the most diverse in terms of our electoral make up, and we are also the first closed primary, which means, of course, only republicans can vote in the florida primary. this will be a true test for these candidates of who the republicans want to send to face barack obama and who they want to see in the white house. host: we are hearing some talk about newt gingrich and how he is ranking among women, how they are perceiving him. "politico" has a list of five things to watch in florida. they're asking how gingrich wil
the latest polls are showing mitt romney with the lead. how important is it that he wins versus wins by a significant margin? guest: i think it's important that he wins. i think the polls will show he has a significant margin. in florida, it's always difficult to predict what will happen, as you know. there's a history here of strange things happening on election day. we will have to wait and see what happens. i think the significance of florida is so great in this primary contest. we are the...
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early polls indicate that mitt romney is ahead in south carolina. christine is joining us -- actually, we will be joined by terence. caller: i do not think we are in decline. i believe that every president that this country has had -- right now, the year 2012, obama, god did not put him in the white house to fail. he is the president for everyone. every man, woman, and child in this country. thank you. host: this from top lindbergh, "why would gop candidates vying to establish themselves as the conservative alternative in that romney attacked the onetime finance year practice of free economics? answer -- because he is vulnerable on that point." host: from inside of "the weekly standard." kentucky, is america in decline? caller: yes, i would most definitely say so. good morning, by the way. i would say that between the media bias and political correctness, the left is dumbing down america. we are ranked 17th in the world on education. no one talks about being no. 1. i kind of take issue with c- span, sometimes, allowing al- jazeera a seat at the tabl
early polls indicate that mitt romney is ahead in south carolina. christine is joining us -- actually, we will be joined by terence. caller: i do not think we are in decline. i believe that every president that this country has had -- right now, the year 2012, obama, god did not put him in the white house to fail. he is the president for everyone. every man, woman, and child in this country. thank you. host: this from top lindbergh, "why would gop candidates vying to establish themselves...
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you put it all on paper, the resume would be mitt romney. i think he is the ideal candidate for those folks. which is why, by the way, -- as i am sure your polls would be verified, he got more tea party votes than anybody else. >> since you served in an administration, jumping off the tea party point. one of the things one adopted tea party voters that they dislike about washington and one reason why they may like mitt romney -- we send people to washington and they go we need. we have seen some of the tea party candidates who have won, say out loud, i am not going to washington to compromise. bipartisanship means democrats coming over to me. that is their view of a good politician. stand on principle, does not compromise. mitt romney made an argument that and massachusetts he knew how to work with the democrats, he had to because there are some of it. he worked out some things with the democrats. took a little from them and give a little. he said that is how i was able to -- i will work in washington. how can he be accommodating in a way --
you put it all on paper, the resume would be mitt romney. i think he is the ideal candidate for those folks. which is why, by the way, -- as i am sure your polls would be verified, he got more tea party votes than anybody else. >> since you served in an administration, jumping off the tea party point. one of the things one adopted tea party voters that they dislike about washington and one reason why they may like mitt romney -- we send people to washington and they go we need. we have...
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pac came in and blistered the airwaves with tough attacks on newt gingrich, and in which's polls drop considerably. -- gingrich's polls dropped considerably. host: we are talking with michael scherer. he wrote his recent article in "time" magazine, "attack of the super pacs." remember, you can send aus a tweet -- @cspanwj is the handle -- or our facebook page. mitt romney says of course there are staffers serving on mike pac, and of course i raise money for them, but at the debate, he said. but it was like to get rid of them -- he said that everybody would like to get rid of them. guest: mitt romney has tended to make flubs on the campaign trail, and he has made mistakes -- he said in an interview that he would raise money for them. tactically, he is not allowed to raise money for them, but the rules are so weak that you can show up at the event, give a speech, stand next to the guy who tactically raises the money -- who technically raises the money paid by law, romney is barred from making that ask. one of the things that is most controversial about super pacs -- in the citizens unit
pac came in and blistered the airwaves with tough attacks on newt gingrich, and in which's polls drop considerably. -- gingrich's polls dropped considerably. host: we are talking with michael scherer. he wrote his recent article in "time" magazine, "attack of the super pacs." remember, you can send aus a tweet -- @cspanwj is the handle -- or our facebook page. mitt romney says of course there are staffers serving on mike pac, and of course i raise money for them, but at the...
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a new associated press poll shows at the same time mitt romney has erased president obama's support among women, the president has eliminated romney's support among men. our first 45 minutes this morning takes a look at gender issues when it comes to voting, specifically whether your gender affects the way you vote. if you want to tell us why, you can do so on one of three lines this morning, all starting with the 202 area code that. -- code. if you want to reach out to us on social media, you can send us a tweet or send us an e-mail. or contact us on facebook. here's the associated press poll. this is from out of washington. it says -- joining us to talk about the details particularly the gender aspects, this is jennifer, the associated press deputy director of polling. welcome. guest: thank you. but host: what information was used when it comes to denver in particular? guest: the poll does a random sample of adults. we tried to identify likely voters in that group. women likely voters compared with women likely voters in our september poll which was conducted before the debates occurred
a new associated press poll shows at the same time mitt romney has erased president obama's support among women, the president has eliminated romney's support among men. our first 45 minutes this morning takes a look at gender issues when it comes to voting, specifically whether your gender affects the way you vote. if you want to tell us why, you can do so on one of three lines this morning, all starting with the 202 area code that. -- code. if you want to reach out to us on social media, you...
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poll released on wednesday. here is some sound from mitt romney on all of this. >> i cannot possibly predict precisely what the unemployment rate will be at the end of one year. i can say over four years by virtue of the policies that we put in place, then plummet rate will get down to 6% or perhaps lower. it depends on the rate of growth over the globe as well as what we're seeing in the u.s. we will get the rate down substantially. the key is we will show such a job growth that there will be competition for employees again and wages. the median income in america is down to% in the last four years. that has to stop. we have to start seeing rising wages and job growth. host: in "politico" there's a shot of mitt romney when he was governor-elect in massachusetts. the headline says -- we will be a little bit more moment. but now, baker, louisiana, bob, a republican. caller: how are you? host: who do you trust more on education? caller: if you heard about the incident in north carolina the other day, there's only o
poll released on wednesday. here is some sound from mitt romney on all of this. >> i cannot possibly predict precisely what the unemployment rate will be at the end of one year. i can say over four years by virtue of the policies that we put in place, then plummet rate will get down to 6% or perhaps lower. it depends on the rate of growth over the globe as well as what we're seeing in the u.s. we will get the rate down substantially. the key is we will show such a job growth that there...
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journal"/nbc news poll. 9% said somewhat or very positive. 53% didn't know. 19% said somewhat or very negative. how much difference do you feel romney's business and executive background and experience will make in dealing with and improving the overall economy and job cons? 35% said it's a major advantage. only 8% said it's a major disadvantage. and romney's experience when it comes to reducing the federal budget deficit, 33% said a major advantage, 8% said a major disadvantage. from the "new york times," billionaire finds a new role in the anti-obama campaign. there's a documentary film based on a criticized book called "the roots of obama's rage." when news broke last year that a billionaire had considered financing a $10 million advertising effort linking president obama with the fiery, race-based rhetoric of his former spiritual advisor, he quickly distanced himself from the proposal and mitt romney's campaign denounced it. host: looking at rallying the troops and the vote of men and women in the military, here in "the wall street journal," it says the military vote usually has f
journal"/nbc news poll. 9% said somewhat or very positive. 53% didn't know. 19% said somewhat or very negative. how much difference do you feel romney's business and executive background and experience will make in dealing with and improving the overall economy and job cons? 35% said it's a major advantage. only 8% said it's a major disadvantage. and romney's experience when it comes to reducing the federal budget deficit, 33% said a major advantage, 8% said a major disadvantage. from the...
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a recent nbc poll had a obama up 18 points over mitt romney. ohio is a much tougher nut for obama to crack. i think the automobile rescue will be an issue they play on heavily their. there are blue-collar voters that are heavily concentrated in ohio. they have started to move back in michigan, indiana, wisconsin, and ohio and are back to the same levels giving mitt romney a three or four point lead over obama. that was level obama was asked in 2008. if he can keep that margin to five points, you have a good shot to maintain ohio but it will be a tough race. host: unemployment in ohio is about 7% so it is below the national average. the president can point to that as things turning around. guest: republicans have 300 electoral votes. in every one of the states where the states are doing better economically, states where there has been republican governors and republican policies have made the economy better since 2010. host: wisconsin and florida? guest: wisconsin and ohio and michigan have been doing better because of the local policies put in
a recent nbc poll had a obama up 18 points over mitt romney. ohio is a much tougher nut for obama to crack. i think the automobile rescue will be an issue they play on heavily their. there are blue-collar voters that are heavily concentrated in ohio. they have started to move back in michigan, indiana, wisconsin, and ohio and are back to the same levels giving mitt romney a three or four point lead over obama. that was level obama was asked in 2008. if he can keep that margin to five points,...
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this is from mason-dixon polling showing mitt romney of 42%, newt gingrich at 31% and wreck santorum who is off the campaign trail today because of his daughter's illness, 14% -- and ron paul in single digits. last night in palm beach county, new gingrich delivered his remarks but before hand, herman cain with his endorsement. [video clip] >> i hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of united states. [applause] one of the biggest reasons is the fact that i know that speaker gingrich is a patriot, speaker gingrich is not afraid of bold ideas, and i also know that speaker gingrich is running for president and going through this sausage grinder, i know what this sausage grinder is all about [laughter] i know he is going through this sausage grinder because he cares about the future of the united states of america. host: herman cain, a fellow georgian, supporting newt gingrich in palm beach county, florida. that event is available on our website at c-span.org. we go live to the fphone. let's take a look at the numbers. mitt romney with a double digit l
this is from mason-dixon polling showing mitt romney of 42%, newt gingrich at 31% and wreck santorum who is off the campaign trail today because of his daughter's illness, 14% -- and ron paul in single digits. last night in palm beach county, new gingrich delivered his remarks but before hand, herman cain with his endorsement. [video clip] >> i hereby officially and enthusiastically endorse newt gingrich for president of united states. [applause] one of the biggest reasons is the fact...
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another recent poll shows romney is a few points up. he is really anybody's game in this state, but the gop definitely wants to see it turn red, and democratic party is in shambles. they lost the legislature for the first time yet -- since 1898 with republicans controlling both houses. it is demoralizing for the party. they are having trouble raising money. the party at this time is trying to take itself back up after 2010, and it will be interesting to see how much help they could be to get out to vote effort. host: if you would, described north carolina economically, socially and politically. guest: economically, it is a state that has lost a lot -- textile jobs, tobacco jobs, manufacturing jobs -- the state has been hit hard. it has been trying hard to recreate itself. we have a burgeoning film industry, a lot of tech, a lot of tourism, but the state is trying to figure out what the next big thing is going to be, and then, the recession. our unemployment rate was a little higher than the rest of the country and it remained stubbornly
another recent poll shows romney is a few points up. he is really anybody's game in this state, but the gop definitely wants to see it turn red, and democratic party is in shambles. they lost the legislature for the first time yet -- since 1898 with republicans controlling both houses. it is demoralizing for the party. they are having trouble raising money. the party at this time is trying to take itself back up after 2010, and it will be interesting to see how much help they could be to get...
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we did the washington post poll that showed romney leading by a much larger number of earlier this week i do and think tim kaine is ahead by 3 points. on election day, this will be really close contest. i still give tim kaine the edge, a tort allen is not dead by any means. host: if you are interested in hearing from those candidates, we have covered many of the debates in the closely contested senate races. c-span.org to find them. reid wilson, editor-in-chief of the hotline. thanks for your time. guest: thank you. host: coming up, we continue our battleground 2012 series. the states we look at next will be new hampshire. we will talk to neil levesque of the new hampshire institute of politics. later, two partisans on each side of the aisle about their ground games in the state of new hampshire. we will be right back. ♪ ca ♪ [video clip] that, let's get the album documents the coolest family during their white house years and before. -- coolidge family. we have one box of photographs and several boxes of documents. the photographs are heavy. the albums should be in the back of the
we did the washington post poll that showed romney leading by a much larger number of earlier this week i do and think tim kaine is ahead by 3 points. on election day, this will be really close contest. i still give tim kaine the edge, a tort allen is not dead by any means. host: if you are interested in hearing from those candidates, we have covered many of the debates in the closely contested senate races. c-span.org to find them. reid wilson, editor-in-chief of the hotline. thanks for your...
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the polls show the governor romney has tightened the gap between the two candidates when it comes to women in swing states. we'll go to fe ago, north carolina,. caller: this has been a lively conversation so far and thank you for taking my call. my family was pretty much democratic and i originally grew up in chicago. i am voting for mr. romney this time. and stepping away from my family. my aunt is probably of rage. she has a picture of president obama's bursters of the dead. -- birth certificate. host: why are you moving away from your family? why will you support romney this time around? caller: in because of the financial aspects. me being a registered nurse, we are able to move upward for the economic ladder. pretty much, we have a tendency to be the lifeline for our families. if you are having an attack problem -- this year a move from one economic level to the next and i did not get too much money for my taxes when i filed. mr. ron they seemed to be on the right track for letting me have more of my money and to hopefully change the tax code. i have worked with quite a few wome
the polls show the governor romney has tightened the gap between the two candidates when it comes to women in swing states. we'll go to fe ago, north carolina,. caller: this has been a lively conversation so far and thank you for taking my call. my family was pretty much democratic and i originally grew up in chicago. i am voting for mr. romney this time. and stepping away from my family. my aunt is probably of rage. she has a picture of president obama's bursters of the dead. -- birth...
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the latest poll indicating that about 45 to 47% are for ppt or mitt romney. it means there's 6 to 8% undecided which is a very small number. caller: well, i was just wondering because the article you're reading about the undecided voters i thought there was more undecided than what there really talking about. anyway, i would say those 6% undecided probably are decidedly squsted voters. >> host: why do you say that? caller: well, they're squsted about what the country is being shaped into because of the republicans. host: thanks for the call. >> taking aim at the president let's watch. >> to create 3 to 4 million jobs. >> billions were spent in foreign countries. millions went to political insiders. millions more unaccounted for. now your money is gone and so are nearly 500,000 jobs. his plan for a second term? do it again. are you with him? host: back to your calls. three presidential debates one vice presidential debate. of course the party convention which is we will be covering gavel to gavel in late august with the republicans in tampa florida and the dem
the latest poll indicating that about 45 to 47% are for ppt or mitt romney. it means there's 6 to 8% undecided which is a very small number. caller: well, i was just wondering because the article you're reading about the undecided voters i thought there was more undecided than what there really talking about. anyway, i would say those 6% undecided probably are decidedly squsted voters. >> host: why do you say that? caller: well, they're squsted about what the country is being shaped into...
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santorum and mitt romney in the latest national polls. a deal has been reached for greece to avoid default in march. greece except it unpopular fiscal measures. stock futures are rise ahead of the opening bell. the dow jones futures are about 30 points. [video clip] >> we have a country where millions of innocent people have had to go to prison. the have put bars on their own windows and bars on their own doors because we have abandoned their neighborhoods to crime. i cannot live with that. our neighborhood should be safe. children should be able to play in the streets. you and i can fix that together. >> as candidates campaign for president, we look back at 14 men who ran and lost. go to our website to see video of the contenders who had a lasting impact on american politics. >> i believe the destiny of america is always safer in the hands of the people than in the conference rooms of any elite. [applause] >> so let us give our country the chance to elect a government that will see and speak the truth for this is a time for the truth and
santorum and mitt romney in the latest national polls. a deal has been reached for greece to avoid default in march. greece except it unpopular fiscal measures. stock futures are rise ahead of the opening bell. the dow jones futures are about 30 points. [video clip] >> we have a country where millions of innocent people have had to go to prison. the have put bars on their own windows and bars on their own doors because we have abandoned their neighborhoods to crime. i cannot live with...
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the race move to louisiana, which folks there go to the polls on saturday. louisiana stays cool on romney -- "usa today" says the louisiana gop actually matters this time. let's hear from our next caller. it's from missouri, and independent caller. len. good morning, sir. caller: what i want to talk about is a lack of prayer in schools and the lack of the pledge of allegiance and the lack of the teacher being able to control the kids. host: how do you think that is feeding into a national security? caller: if you cannot control the kids, make them mind and learn, then they are not going to know what to do when they get older. i am 83 years old and i was in the second grade and there were seven boys that got whipped about every other day by art teachers. then we went home and got whipped by one of the parents. the parents all got together and decided that us seven the should stay in school until we learned to mind, in the second grade. so we spent the second year in the second grade and we were perfect angel the second year. nowadays the parents cannot even p
the race move to louisiana, which folks there go to the polls on saturday. louisiana stays cool on romney -- "usa today" says the louisiana gop actually matters this time. let's hear from our next caller. it's from missouri, and independent caller. len. good morning, sir. caller: what i want to talk about is a lack of prayer in schools and the lack of the pledge of allegiance and the lack of the teacher being able to control the kids. host: how do you think that is feeding into a...
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what surprised me is that mitt romney won the straw poll. the last two years, ron paul won the straw poll at c-pac. this is the 38th year they've come to washington and the fact that santorum went in, i thought he would get it. the fact that mitt romney won the straw poll, i find that impressive. host: ron paul didn't speak this year at c-pac. guest: he spent time in maine and came in second in maine. it was a good day for romney. host: highlights from our weekend coverage of the c-pac coverage which started thursday, wrapping up yesterday. ann coulter speaking at the gathering. >> even with all this, obama will be very difficult to beat this year. number one, he's an incumbent. number two, americans keep telling pollsters, they like him personally. he's our first black president and the n.f.m., the nonfox media is gaga about him. obama is not mockish like carter, not sleazy like clinton. he'd probably make a lovely next door neighbor as long as you're not chinese then he'd be constantly borrowing stuff. [applause] voters with 40 years of po
what surprised me is that mitt romney won the straw poll. the last two years, ron paul won the straw poll at c-pac. this is the 38th year they've come to washington and the fact that santorum went in, i thought he would get it. the fact that mitt romney won the straw poll, i find that impressive. host: ron paul didn't speak this year at c-pac. guest: he spent time in maine and came in second in maine. it was a good day for romney. host: highlights from our weekend coverage of the c-pac coverage...
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the latest nbc poll has romney with 31% of the latino vote. i really think he's competitive in some of these states. i remember arizona 2010 where they said that's where it was passed 1070, she's not going to get any latino voters. she ended up getting -- and i don't support her, but she got 40% of the latino vote. guest: that's not correct. that's not a flawed poll. guest: that's actually exit polling. guest: the exit polling was wrong. guest: that's what they keep saying. we're showing we're independent voters, that we're willing to vote for democrats or republicans. you cannot take us for granted. guest: i agree with that. guest: he's doing well in florida and nevada. frankly, if you look at his strategy, if he wins florida, say ohio, then picks up n and some other states, we have a new president, president romney. guest: that won't happen. guest: i think you have to look at those states where latinos are decisive battleground states. guest: there's no question we have to look at each of the states and not necessarily nationally. but the pr
the latest nbc poll has romney with 31% of the latino vote. i really think he's competitive in some of these states. i remember arizona 2010 where they said that's where it was passed 1070, she's not going to get any latino voters. she ended up getting -- and i don't support her, but she got 40% of the latino vote. guest: that's not correct. that's not a flawed poll. guest: that's actually exit polling. guest: the exit polling was wrong. guest: that's what they keep saying. we're showing we're...
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host: the polls show mitt romney with a one-percentage point lead. where is the president looking strong, where is the president looking weak, and the same for governor romney in this state? guest: i think the president is looking moderately strong in south florida. there is a hard push on the republican side, if you pull away some of the democratic jewish voters who have had some hesitation with the president over middle east issues, there has been a very heavy play of an ad by a super pac featuring netanyahu, the prime minister of israel, who basically says that the country is in danger. he does not speak obama's name in particular, but he certainly alludes to the fact that if we continue on the path we are going, things cannot go well for israel. that is something that will give it some jewish voters in florida pause. it is not that the republicans expected to get the majority of jewish voters or any other group that might lean towards barack obama. all they needed to do is nip off some percentage points for barack obama. if he does not do really
host: the polls show mitt romney with a one-percentage point lead. where is the president looking strong, where is the president looking weak, and the same for governor romney in this state? guest: i think the president is looking moderately strong in south florida. there is a hard push on the republican side, if you pull away some of the democratic jewish voters who have had some hesitation with the president over middle east issues, there has been a very heavy play of an ad by a super pac...
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host: mitt romney is polling lower among women than president obama is. why? guest: we've gone through a primary process. as this goes to the general, the governor will focus on the comments made yesterday, going after a broader message to specific groups in defining this election. i am not worried about where we are going. when it comes to women, in 2010 we were successful as republicans in taking back the house of representatives because we focused on the economy, pocketbook issues, and what the governor said was right, the impact this administration has had on women, whether they are small business owners, employees, heads of households dealing with kids or putting food on the table, wind understand the time be allowed more than men and a real basis -- women understand the economy a lot more than men on a real basis. we will talk about that and how it impacts women and families. the number of women unemployed has gone up. the number of women leaving the work force has gone up. this administration does frankie had bigger economic problems when it comes to wo
host: mitt romney is polling lower among women than president obama is. why? guest: we've gone through a primary process. as this goes to the general, the governor will focus on the comments made yesterday, going after a broader message to specific groups in defining this election. i am not worried about where we are going. when it comes to women, in 2010 we were successful as republicans in taking back the house of representatives because we focused on the economy, pocketbook issues, and what...
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guest: the polls have consistently shown governor romney and a very strong position. by all indications, he remains in that strong position this morning as we head into the actual ballots in. but there is been more movement underneath his position. governor huntsman has been moving up, and that gentleman makes a valid point bank governor huntsman has campaigned and in the debates talked about sensible bipartisanship, and bipartisanship is something democrats like to use against republicans as a wedges thing. they do not believe in bipartisanship as much when we are control or they are controlled. but at the same time, governor huntsman has been very articulate about why he chose to serve in the obama administration. he has defended himself on a number of fronts, doing so saturday night and sunday morning, and that resonated with some of the people thinking about gridlock. those are some of the reasons he has moved up. also, his hat and extensive field staff here working hard, and i do not know what their exact strategy is, but i do not know. congressman paul and the o
guest: the polls have consistently shown governor romney and a very strong position. by all indications, he remains in that strong position this morning as we head into the actual ballots in. but there is been more movement underneath his position. governor huntsman has been moving up, and that gentleman makes a valid point bank governor huntsman has campaigned and in the debates talked about sensible bipartisanship, and bipartisanship is something democrats like to use against republicans as a...
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there are a lot of people who are going to go to the polls and vote for mitt romney, basically saying here is the guy that can go all the way. i think it is really a jump ball between mitt romney, ron paul, and rick santorum, but i give mitt romney the edge. host: in baton rouge, louisiana, good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to say very quickly -- i am a supporter of ron paul. i supported him in 2008 in the primaries. i voted for john mccain. i think we are so brainwashed. i know that is a strong word. we are so used to having other people tell us who is legitimate and who is not legitimate and we naturally fall into a category of letting people choose our winners and losers. not only in politics but across the board. we seem like we are so dumb down in this country that we cannot have the ability to critically think and look at the candidates whatever the circumstance may be and look at what we believe in and then think for ourselves what we like and what we do not like. we are so used to having people -- last year, i did not support president obama. he was way behind s
there are a lot of people who are going to go to the polls and vote for mitt romney, basically saying here is the guy that can go all the way. i think it is really a jump ball between mitt romney, ron paul, and rick santorum, but i give mitt romney the edge. host: in baton rouge, louisiana, good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to say very quickly -- i am a supporter of ron paul. i supported him in 2008 in the primaries. i voted for john mccain. i think we are so brainwashed. i know...
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the latest national poll shows romney 26% santorum, 36%. we also found another michigan poll this morning that shows similar results. that romney had 32%, and santorum 30%. a tie heading to the michigan primary on february 28. and then the hill newspaper had this to say about the debate in arizona. romney and santorum face pivotal debate tonight. and super tuesday. so the last debate, a lot of people talking about what the two different leading candidates, that is rick santorum and mitt romney need to do in tonight's debate. and then also this morning, here is a piece in the "u.s.a. today," but it's in many of the papers, a quarter of the super pack dole is in five donors. -- p.a.c. dow is in five donors. -- dough is in five donors. edson, about $10 million. he's giving to pro gingrich superp.a.c. and then $2.6 to pro ron paul superp.a.c.s. michael an independent in new york. we're talking about this affirmative action case the supreme court has agreed to take up. what are your thoughts? caller: well my observation is the following. i'm a s
the latest national poll shows romney 26% santorum, 36%. we also found another michigan poll this morning that shows similar results. that romney had 32%, and santorum 30%. a tie heading to the michigan primary on february 28. and then the hill newspaper had this to say about the debate in arizona. romney and santorum face pivotal debate tonight. and super tuesday. so the last debate, a lot of people talking about what the two different leading candidates, that is rick santorum and mitt romney...
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some polls will show obama up by a point or two, some polls will show romney up by a point or two but all within the margin of error. the state is a micro coz. on ofpl of the country -- microcosm of the country in a lot of ways, so if $50 million can't move the needle what will. in fact, we're seeing now, we can't prove this disastico zero statistically but anet dokally, people seeing ad after ad are beginning to tevo but the adds and they're becoming less and less effective because people are getting sick of the ads in north carolina as they are in probably the other nine states in which the ads are running lev -- heavily here, heavily across the country. so the ads are probably going to have in the next couple of month as diminishing impact which means, one could conclude, that the voter effort to get out the vote, are going to have an increasing effect and that the ads will have a diminishing effect. host: bob is on the line for republicans. hey bob. caller: good morning. i've an republican all my life, and i'm 62 years old, here in oklahoma city, and i kind of look at this whole r
some polls will show obama up by a point or two, some polls will show romney up by a point or two but all within the margin of error. the state is a micro coz. on ofpl of the country -- microcosm of the country in a lot of ways, so if $50 million can't move the needle what will. in fact, we're seeing now, we can't prove this disastico zero statistically but anet dokally, people seeing ad after ad are beginning to tevo but the adds and they're becoming less and less effective because people are...
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romney's standings with conservatives and hispanics but a poll said mr. romney's head-to-head number would rise by 2% points among hispanic voters if mr. rubio were added to the ticket. so yesterday, the two held a town hall meeting. want to show you what mitt romney had to say when he was asked about his haven'tial pick. >> i don't have any comments or individuals to serve in various positions and governments at this stage. that's something we'll be considering down the road. host: so who would you like to see mitt romney pick as republican? democrats think back to 2008 and whether or not the v.p. pick was important to you, how has it been important throughout history as well. and the "l.a. times" yesterday had this piece where they said there was a lot riding on romney's veep stakes. they say the importance of vice-president is not for elect roll reasons. the most disastrous choices have been found have negligible impacts. instead, as recent history shows, the top of the ticket is both choosing a crucial member of a policy team and naming his potential
romney's standings with conservatives and hispanics but a poll said mr. romney's head-to-head number would rise by 2% points among hispanic voters if mr. rubio were added to the ticket. so yesterday, the two held a town hall meeting. want to show you what mitt romney had to say when he was asked about his haven'tial pick. >> i don't have any comments or individuals to serve in various positions and governments at this stage. that's something we'll be considering down the road. host: so...
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see mitt romney here. as john mccain was four years ago spending the money that they spent. this is a close race in the sense that all states will be close and this will be a very divided electorate, but pennsylvania remains firmly in the president's call amanda will be delivered by the strong ground game have been building under the leadership of our outstanding democratic chairman and our great executive director. we know how to win elections in pennsylvania on the ground. we are a bottom up party. we understand how to pull it off and we will. iran host: table discussion on pennsylvania politics. josh shapiro is the chairman of the montgomery county board of commissioners, a democrat, and robert gleason, the chairman of the republican party in pennsylvania. we have a phone line set aside for those of you who live in the keystone state. from erie, pennsylvania, good morning. caller: good morning. i have two concerns. if you years back, i had a friend who was disabled in a wheelchair and i pushed him to th
see mitt romney here. as john mccain was four years ago spending the money that they spent. this is a close race in the sense that all states will be close and this will be a very divided electorate, but pennsylvania remains firmly in the president's call amanda will be delivered by the strong ground game have been building under the leadership of our outstanding democratic chairman and our great executive director. we know how to win elections in pennsylvania on the ground. we are a bottom up...
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romney is on top in the polls. gingrich is on his heels. if you are his supporter, there's a separate line for you. ron paul supporters, dial 0205. and for rick santorum, 0184. good morning on this tuesday, january 24. president obama will deliver his state of union speech tonight it's not a clock p.m. eastern. our coverage on c-span kicks off at 8:00 p.m. eastern. we will be taking your phone calls after that speech. after the gop response from indiana governor mitch daniels, then we will get to your phone calls tonight. let's get to last night's gop debate. the miami herald says romney turns negative on surging gingrich. the debate last night was in tampa. there's another on thursday nights also in florida. we will get your take on this 18th debate on whether it is helping or hurting and what it's doing to the candidates, and what about your support for the candidates? has it changed while watching the debates? john is a staff writer. what's your take away? >> i am not sure there was a clear winner from last night's debate. mitt romney wa
romney is on top in the polls. gingrich is on his heels. if you are his supporter, there's a separate line for you. ron paul supporters, dial 0205. and for rick santorum, 0184. good morning on this tuesday, january 24. president obama will deliver his state of union speech tonight it's not a clock p.m. eastern. our coverage on c-span kicks off at 8:00 p.m. eastern. we will be taking your phone calls after that speech. after the gop response from indiana governor mitch daniels, then we will get...
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romney. there's a map going back to looking at core republican counties in red, core republican councell in blue. our next caller comes from ohio. caller: i feel like i must vote. it's not necessarily for me. i'm 66 years old, right. but women are at severe risk if the -- on-again, off-again republican candidate wins. the democrats must win so that women will have their right to determine the future of their own bodies. and without it, we're jumping back to the mid 1950's. and i'm at an area in ohio that keeps its blinders on. and oh, that's not what i really want. well, guess what, you will feel the impact if the democratic party, barack, who finally got our laws passed as they should be so that we can make our own decisions in motion. host: 270 electoral votes determines the presidency. ohio, where our caller called in from. 18 electoral votes for that state. other swing states, virginia 13 electoral votes. north carolina, 15. florida, with 29. this map comes courtesy of the "financial time
romney. there's a map going back to looking at core republican counties in red, core republican councell in blue. our next caller comes from ohio. caller: i feel like i must vote. it's not necessarily for me. i'm 66 years old, right. but women are at severe risk if the -- on-again, off-again republican candidate wins. the democrats must win so that women will have their right to determine the future of their own bodies. and without it, we're jumping back to the mid 1950's. and i'm at an area in...
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polls show mitt romney is ahead in the arizona and michigan. the primary for those states is tuesday. results get underway about 9:00 eastern time. we will have live coverage on c- span. from the "lansing state journal" -- "mitt makes his mitch." we covered rick santorum in michigan yesterday. all of our event coverage is available on our web site -- on our website, c-span.org. karen is on the phone, richmond, virginia. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. my comments were directed to the lake research partner. never mind. i want to correct some the she said about the ultrasound bill, that the battle ultrasound was -- something that she said about the older son bill. the vaginal ultrasound was not intrauterine. one question i have about contraception is whether or not insurance companies are reimbursing or paying for condoms. why is it always about the birth control pill and not condoms? thank you for taking my call. host: the headline focuses on the political problems facing bob mcdonnell. he joined us earlier in the program. th
polls show mitt romney is ahead in the arizona and michigan. the primary for those states is tuesday. results get underway about 9:00 eastern time. we will have live coverage on c- span. from the "lansing state journal" -- "mitt makes his mitch." we covered rick santorum in michigan yesterday. all of our event coverage is available on our web site -- on our website, c-span.org. karen is on the phone, richmond, virginia. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. my...
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some polls have mitt romney ahead of the president. i think that president obama is a formidable candidate, for better candidate than he is an office holder. whoever doesn't think is the case is not being realistic. host: joseph from kentucky, republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i would like to challenge my fellow americans to look at the record of each candidate and how they have voted in the past and if they have been consistent with what they stand for. i think with the two leading candidates, this is like a two- headed snake. if you knew who was controlling these people and who the money behind these people was, it would open up people's eyes. mitt romney's biggest contributors are banks. host: let's get a response from our guest. guest: if you're a voter, you should visit the website of each candidate. they play at with great detail the policy positions of the candidates. that should be a first point of reference. it is hard to figure out how candidate is on an issue during a 30-second debate. these are
some polls have mitt romney ahead of the president. i think that president obama is a formidable candidate, for better candidate than he is an office holder. whoever doesn't think is the case is not being realistic. host: joseph from kentucky, republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i would like to challenge my fellow americans to look at the record of each candidate and how they have voted in the past and if they have been consistent with what they stand for. i think...
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there are three polls the show mitt romney is under 50 points. do you think this reflects his inability to read -- relate to the american people by not releasing tax returns or the way he flubbed his overseas trip? it's called before you answer the question, let's look at a recent poll from the new york times on likability. barack obama is pulling ahead in florida, ohio and pennsylvania, all swing states even though those voters say they find mitt romney of killing and the economy. guest:-9 -- appealing on the economy. guest: i think that is interesting. they show that mitt romney is in real trouble and will need to make a serious effort in states that are reflective of a couple of good weeks for obama, with some push back for the tax return question. again, i think after the vice- presidential pick, the conventions, that will recharge the campaign and it could go a number of ways. i am almost a little too cautious when it comes to looking at those polls because things will change almost certainly in a couple of weeks. i will say mitt romney does
there are three polls the show mitt romney is under 50 points. do you think this reflects his inability to read -- relate to the american people by not releasing tax returns or the way he flubbed his overseas trip? it's called before you answer the question, let's look at a recent poll from the new york times on likability. barack obama is pulling ahead in florida, ohio and pennsylvania, all swing states even though those voters say they find mitt romney of killing and the economy. guest:-9 --...